Joyce Sims
{{short description|American singer and songwriter (1959–2022)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
|image = |
| name = Joyce Sims
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Joyce Elizabeth Sims
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| birth_date = {{birth date |1959|08|06}}
|birth_place = Rochester, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|13|1959|08|06}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| origin = Rochester, New York, U.S.
| instrument = {{flat list |
- Voice
- piano
- drum machine}}
| genre = {{flat list |
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1986–2022
| label = {{flat list |
- Sleeping Bag Records
- London/PolyGram records
- Warlock Records
- Vessel Entertainment}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.joycesimsonline.com}}
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}}
Joyce Elizabeth Sims-Sandiford (August 6, 1959 – October 13, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, whose biggest hit single, "Come into My Life", reached the top 10 in both the US Billboard R&B Chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1987.
Early life and education
Sims was born in Rochester, New York,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joyce-sims-mn0000833433/biography|title=Artist Biography|first=Ron|last=Wynn|website=AllMusic|accessdate=September 15, 2014}} on August 6, 1959.{{cite web|title=Joyce Sims Page|website=Soulwalking.co.uk|url=http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Joyce%20Sims.html|accessdate=September 24, 2020}} She formally studied music in college, learning a number of instruments.
Career
In 1986, Sims signed with the now-defunct record label Sleeping Bag Records. Her first hit single was "(You Are My) All and All" in 1986, which was produced by Kurtis Mantronik and reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart. It entered the US Dance Chart at #51; peaking at No. 6.
Sims followed up in 1988 with "Come into My Life" also produced by Kurtis Mantronik which peaked at No. 10 on the US Billboard R&B Chart and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. This became her biggest success, although it was her only top-10 single on the R&B chart. Both "All and All" and her remake of "Love Makes a Woman" with Jimmy Castor were also chart entries. Sims' debut album, Come into My Life, reached No. 22 in the US R&B album chart and No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23241/joyce-sims/|title=JOYCE SIMS – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=October 5, 2017}} following the Top 10 success of the title track in the UK Singles Chart. All songs on the album were written by Sims except for "Love Makes a Woman". Sims' second album, All About Love, was released in 1989 and reached No. 64 in the UK Albums Chart.
In 1994, Sims released the single "Who's Crying Now" on Warlock Records, which absorbed her Sleeping Bag Records contract after purchasing the label in 1992.
In 2006 she released the single "What the World Needs Now is Love," from her album A New Beginning, after teaming up with record producers Junior Vasquez and Glen Frisica.
In 2009, Come into My Life: the Very Best of Joyce Sims, a double-CD of her greatest hits and remixes was released, which includes the original studio versions on the first disc and extended mixes on the second disc. That same year, she formed a record label, August Rose Records, and started work on a new album.
In 2014, Sims released the album Love Song, which includes a duet with reggae vocalist Maxi Priest.
Sims' music can be heard on the soundtrack of the film Species, and her songs have been recorded or sampled by Randy Crawford, Angie Stone, and Snoop Dogg.{{cite needed|date=November 2024}} Sims released "Wishing You Were Here" on her own record label, August Rose Records, and another album, Back in Love Again.{{cite web|url=http://www.joycesimsonline.com|title=Joyce Sims Online|website=Joyce Sims Online|accessdate=October 5, 2017}}
Death
Sims died unexpectedly on October 13, 2022, at the age of 63.{{cite web|url=https://www.bucklandfuneralhome.com/obituary/Joyce-Sims|title=Joyce Sims August 6, 1959 ~ October 13, 2022 (age 63) Obituary|date=|accessdate=October 22, 2022|website=Buckland Funeral Home}}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
|---|
| style="width:45px;"|US R&B {{cite web|title=Joyce Sims - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joyce-sims-mn0000833433/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307101235/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joyce-sims-mn0000833433/awards|archive-date=March 7, 2014}} ! style="width:45px;"|UK |
| 1987
| align=center | 22 | align=center | 5 | |
| 1989
| align=center | 65 | align=center | 64 | |
| 2006
| A New Beginning | align=center | — | align=center | — | |
| 2008
| Come into My Life: Her Greatest Hits | align=center | — | align=center | — | |
| 2009
| Come into My Life: The Very Best of Joyce Sims | align=center | — | align=center | — | |
| 2014
| Love Song | align=center | — | align=center | — | |
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="width:45px;"|US R&B {{cite web|title=Joyce Sims Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Joyce+Sims.art|website=Music VF|accessdate=September 24, 2020}} ! style="width:45px;"|US Dance ! style="width:45px;"|UK |
| rowspan="1"| 1986
| "All and All" | align=center | 69 | align=center | 6 | align=center | 16 |
| rowspan="3"| 1987
| "Lifetime Love" | align=center | 23 | align=center | 10 | align=center | 34 |
| "Come into My Life"
| align=center | 10 | align=center | 48 | align=center | 7 |
| "Walk Away"
| align=center | 56 | align=center | 11 | align=center | 24 |
| rowspan="1"| 1988
| "Love Makes a Woman" | align=center | 29 | align=center | ― | align=center | 85 |
| rowspan="2"| 1989
| "Looking for a Love" | align=center | 51 | align=center | ― | align=center | 39 |
| "Take Caution with My Heart"
| align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | 92 |
| rowspan="1"| 1990
| "All About Love" | align=center | 69 | align=center | 34 | align=center | ― |
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| "Come into My Life (remix)" | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | 72 |
| "Who's Crying Now?"
| align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | ― |
| rowspan="1"| 2004
| "Praise His Name" | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | ― |
| rowspan="1"| 2006
| "What the World Needs Now" | align=center | ― | align=center | 14 | align=center | ― |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| "Running Back to You" | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | ― |
| "Saving All My Love"
| align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | ― |
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.joycesimsonline.com|Joyce Sims}} – official site
- {{Discogs artist}}
- {{imdb name|1682498}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060618051337/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sims_joyce/artist.jhtml Joyce Sims] at Vh1.com
- [http://www.baltic-soul.de Joyce Sims] – live in Europe
- [http://www.augustroserecords.com August Rose Records]
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